What our visitors tell us about food
66%
Say that food is important when choosing a holiday destination
21%
Of a typical holiday budget is spent on food
49%
Plan to try local cuisine
30%
Want to visit a pub
Taste Our Best
Food and drink worth travelling for
Taste Our Best is an accreditation scheme we run which celebrates businesses who serve up locally sourced, quality food and drink. Of course, there’s no shortage of incredible dishes, drinks and produce on offer wherever you are in the country – more than 1,000 businesses are already part of the scheme after all.
Why Taste Our Best?
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Showcase your excellence
Being a Taste Our Best business means that you can be easily identified as a provider of high quality locally sourced food and drink, something that we’ll help support throughout our marketing
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Open to more than restaurants
You can sign up to be part of Taste Our Best if you’re a restaurant, pub or takeaway. Hotels, B&Bs, guest houses, exclusive use venues and visitor attractions can take part too – these businesses will be automatically assessed as part of their Quality Assurance visit and won’t need to sign up separately, contact your Industry Relationship Manager for more information
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Important to visitors
Our visitors tell us how important food is to their holiday-making decisions. Read our food and drink insights to find out more
How to apply for Taste our Best
For restaurants, cafes and takeaways
If you’re a food service business like a restaurant, café, pub, or takeaway, and you’re not operating as part of a Quality Assured business like a hotel or visitor attraction please take the following steps to apply.
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Make sure you match the criteria
Find out what you need to do to achieve the award. Don’t worry if you’re not sure if you can apply. We can offer you guidance on what you can do to fit the bill.
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Find out which category your business comes under
There is currently no charge to join Taste Our Best in 2021. Our normal annual fees relating to your Taste Our Best assessment is based on the type of food business you run. Take a look at indicative costs for reference and our shedule of conditions. Again, if you’re not sure which category your business comes under, please get in touch to discuss.
VisitScotland QA fees
Published February 2021
Indicative cost for reference only
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Contact us
Register your interest and find out more about joining the scheme by contacting our Customer Services team.